Mariana Whitmer: 2 books
Jerome Moross's The Big Country
A Film Score Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
With its unique focus on pacifism, The Big Country was an unusual Western for audiences of the 1950s. Produced in 1958, this epic film featured an all-star cast that included Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, and Oscar-winner Burl Ives. One of the most enduring elements of the film has been Jerome Moross’s...
Elmer Bernstein's The Magnificent Seven
A Film Score Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
The Magnificent Seven was a Western reimagining of the 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai. Despite such stars as Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Charles Bronson, the film was not terribly successful when it premiered. However, in the years since, the film has become recognized as a classic of the genre....